DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/15/2010 Duedate: 09/28/2010
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-626
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ICICLE
URBAN JUNGLE (259)
(35-4118) [14-11-1,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ICICLE POSITION IS EMPTY
URBAN JUNGLE (259)
(35-4118) [14-11-1,113]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BRENDAL SCAPA
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-4082) [20-25-0,102] (35-4198) [8-3-0,96]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
URBAN JUNGLE (259)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (377) 36
2. URBAN JUNGLE (259) 29 SEA DOGS (377)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 23 Unchartered Team
4. ERRATA (371) 0
5. BAD GUYS (381) 0 HIGH TIMES (346)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 BAD GUYS (381) 36 20 1 64.3 1/ 1 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 11 3 2
2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377) 60 35 4 63.2 2/ 4 SEA DOGS (377) 8 4 2
3- 3 ERRATA (371) 12 8 0 60.0 3/ 2 ON THE ROCKS (175) 8 7 1
4/ 4 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 141 133 10 51.5 4/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 7 7 1
5/ 5 ON THE ROCKS (175) 181 183 10 49.7 5- 5 BAD GUYS (381) 1 3 1
6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 810 %1090 25 42.6 6- 6 ERRATA (371) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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The gladiators all stared at each other with relief. Redfox had an impulse to hug someone--Young Joan or Necroma for choice--but hesitated. Joan he knew slightly, and she was not one to allow liberties. She grinned and hugged him quickly, then the
Blackwind had no such qualms and threw a friendly arm around Necroma. He looked at Wolf and Lord Malcorn. "What happens now?"
Malcorn looked across the valley at the Door. It was huge, twenty or thirty feet tall and nearly as wide, the two halves standing open on flame-shot darkness. No living creatures were visible. "Now we shut the Door," he said, "and there will be re
"Should you say that?" Necroma asked. "Expectations shape what we meet in the Spirit Land, and you could be creating trouble just by expecting it."
"Some trouble exists here without a mortal's expectations," Uncle Wolf said. "And we are no longer precisely in the Spirit Lands. Here in the Valley, the rules change again."
She groaned. "I really hate that. I wish the rules would just... be what they are, whatever they are, and not change when someone takes two steps in a different direction! How can you plan anything if--"
"You develop a knack for it," the old shaman said, "or you get into a different line of work."
Blackwind saw that the young woman was going to argue further and spoke quickly to cut her off; they didn't need arguments here and now. "One thing I've been wondering. I understand about the different routes to make sure at least some of us got he
"You would have figured something out," Uncle Wolf said. "Each of you was chosen--by me or by circumstances--because you are a person who finishes any job he begins. Or she begins," he added quickly, seeing Young Joan frown.
Lord Malcorn sighed and straightened, seeming even taller now than his seven-and-a-half foot height. Darker than his black hair and swarthy skin had seemed when Blackwind had seen him on the streets back in Malcorn. There, he had been affectionatel
"They're coming," he said.
Without thought, responding to the same trained impulse, every gladiator present
drew his or her sword, turning to face outward from their group.
Blackwind more than half expected to see floods demons and monsters pouring
toward them from every direction. If so, they must be invisible, all he could see
were the shadows that filled the valley. He squinted. "Is it my imagination, or is
it getting darker here?" That would be bad. Darkness would make it harder to fight.
"Valley of Shadow," Math op Owain said. "We should have realized--"
"So you should," Uncle Wolf answered. "In this place, the shadows are as
dangerous as what casts them."
"More dangerous," Lord Malcorn corrected.
The old shaman shrugged and nodded. "Perhaps. At that level of danger, the
distinction is unimportant."
"How do we fight shadows?" Redfox asked. "You must have had something in mind,
or you wouldn't have drawn us here."
"The light is behind the... creatures that cast the shadows," Wolf pointed out.
"That makes the shadows advance toward you, ahead of the creatures. You must make of
yourselves lights to drive the shadows back on their creators."
"How can we--?"
"No, 'Fox, I think I see what he means!" Math drew the gladiators aside. "Come
over out of the way, and I'll tell you. Let them deal with the Door."
"He's right," Necroma said before Math could begin his explanation. "We *are*
lights if we know it." She paused, selecting words. "Here, even if it isn't exactly
the Spirit Lands, the spirit is what matters the most. Sure, we're here physically--
and we can die physically--but just as the body dominates in the Mortal World, so the
spirit dominates here. If our spirits are strong and bright, they'll be like lights
here!"
"That's easy to *say*, and it sounds good," Blackwind objected, "but what are we
supposed to *do*?"
"It's like... ah! Like the meditation exercises they teach us on the Isle, to
increase our Will or our Wit," Math said. "That kind of focus, but we concentrate on
light and life and warmth--"
"Well put," Necroma said. "And we'd better do it right now."
"Not forgetting," Young Joan was actually beginning to glow as she concentrated,
"that we will have to deal with physical creatures once we have vanquished the
shadows."
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 652): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 654): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 539): CASSIE ELISABETH of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 648): CYBERMANCER of DARK CREATIONS (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 650): FANGS ARDENT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 642): BRADLEY of THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 643): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 640): DEATHWIND FORGE of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 321): CHALDEA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 636): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 633): SHARK BAIT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 625): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 586): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 515): BACK of GET (JE, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 501): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 482): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 477): ABRA CADAVER of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): CHAKA KHAN of MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 432): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 425): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 541): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTRHOPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 652): HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 654): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 539): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 647): RAINBOW CONNECTION (?, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 650): FAR TRAVELLERS (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 642): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 643): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 323): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 640): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 321): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 636): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 633): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 625): URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 586): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 515): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 501): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 482): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 477): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 432): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 433): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 541): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 648): CYBERMANCER of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 649): ON GOLDEN POND of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
BUDOKUMO of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
(turn 322): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
VENUS TRAP HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 640): RINDEL of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 632): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 625): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 292): SPAWNING OF SPEWN of MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban)
TEN LORDS ALEAPING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
RONDOL QUIGLO of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 477): ICECLAW of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): SPARTAN 1 of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 425): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Practice pays for LYNN O'HAREC, who pummelled
EVER SEE JULY, to pocket 20 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which,
STARGAZER was winsome, after beating ST MAGDALENE and seeing her lose 14 points.
Well, Duelmaster PELICAN EEL Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's MOUNTAIN TROLL. Is a
13-4-1 good enough? PELICAN EEL successfully staved off a grab for the roses by
MOUNTAIN TROLL of DARK ARENA. Does MURSKA have no one talented enough to dethrone
him? Word has it one team in MURSKA is taking speech lessons to try to bore their
opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in SEA DOGS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The
warriors of SEA DOGS found their efforts at combat frustrated as ON THE ROCKS
apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for
fifteen minutes, and MAIRE MCANGUS is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't
CHILDREN OF LLYR proud! Willing to win at any cost is ICICLE, who challenged MAIRE
MCANGUS, 11 points junior. Our sympathies, MAIRE MCANGUS! I thought ICICLE showed
great skill and promise when it overcame MAIRE MCANGUS. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! MOUNTAIN TROLL
in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS. Maybe that certain
serving girl(?) at The Fire Dragon Inn will be! More than one waitress at The Fire
Dragon Inn was spilling more drinks than usual last week, as EVER SEE JULY's early
demise became known. What will URBAN JUNGLE do??? Ask not a spymaster for counsel,
for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MURSKA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ICICLE 4118 14 11 1 113 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRENDAL 4082 20 25 0 102 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-GRINCH 4184 11 2 1 97 BAD GUYS (381)
SCAPA 4198 8 3 0 96 ON THE ROCKS (175)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAZERAC 4185 10 8 1 89 ON THE ROCKS (175)
MAIRE MCANGUS 4105 19 21 1 87 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
STARGAZER 4130 11 4 0 86 SEA DOGS (377)
TAMRA KAI 4109 18 17 0 77 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ST MAGDALENE 4144 13 13 0 76 ON THE ROCKS (175)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORD SNOW 4200 7 3 0 66 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
HAMMERHEAD 4129 14 11 2 65 SEA DOGS (377)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAILIE RHINN 4195 4 10 0 54 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ABEL BROWN 4191 4 5 0 48 SEA DOGS (377)
-VOLDEMORT 4194 5 1 0 44 BAD GUYS (381)
-SECOND WATCH 4166 7 4 0 43 SEA DOGS (377)
-TED BUNDY 4180 6 3 0 37 BAD GUYS (381)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BANFF 4203 5 3 3 33 ON THE ROCKS (175)
DECEMBRE 4197 7 4 1 30 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE JOKER 4176 5 6 0 27 BAD GUYS (381)
-WICKED WITCH 4179 5 5 0 25 BAD GUYS (381)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LYNN O'HAREC 4214 1 0 1 20 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
OBAN 4213 1 0 0 16 ON THE ROCKS (175)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 DECEMBRE 4197 626 NONE
HAREC O'KAI 4064 16 31 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 GRINCH 4184 624
EVER SEE JULY 4209 2 1 1 URBAN JUNGLE 259 LYNN O'HAREC 4214 626
MODRANECT 4145 10 12 1 URBAN JUNGLE 259 BANFF 4203 624
SUMMERBORN 4212 0 1 0 URBAN JUNGLE 259 BLACK ORC 626 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Finally, a replacement I can run! Welcome Oban! -- Bartender, mgr On the Rocks
Jugger -- You are right. I have had some luck with the RUGs here in Murska and have
gotten really great warriors like Sazerac and Scapa. However, whenever I don't get a
great rollup I always seem to get a really lousy one. There's just nothing in
between. -- Bartender
Icicle -- I await your challenge. I guess it's the only way for you to run away from
the other challenger champs. -- Banff
Tamra Kai -- Ha. Ha. -- St. Magdalene, parry-rip style-master
Pelican Eel -- Not a very smart thing to do, killing Loony, if you want there to be
any teams left in the arena. But I guess you don't care, being invited and all.
Congrats on that, by the way. -- Bartender
Khalums Dwarf -- Geez. You were a lot tougher than I expected. -- Sazerac
That's because I'm not from Khalhums. -- Korbelt the Short, Murskan Dwarf
Stargazer -- If I were you, I'd turn that telescope of yours some place else. It can
be dangerous staring at a star like me too long. -- Scapa
Kailie Rhinn -- Well done! Your record could be considered false advertising. --
Banff
The Scribe -- Thank you for inserting the Gate of Hell storyline. Now, is Math op
Owan a warrior that has actually fought in Murska or is he just a character that
comes from Murska? -- Bartender
Fought and graduated from here, now fighting in Home Guard.
Icicle -- A chilling encounter. You could have taught me something, surely? -- Maire
McAngus
St Magdalene -- What a back-and-forth relationship we have! Do you suppose there's a
problem with our Infirmary that no one likes it? Maybe if they got better food....
-- Tamra Kai
Hammerhead -- If my dad had been a sailor, I'm sure he would have told me to never
give a shark an even break. -- Brendal
Banff -- Thanks, I needed that win, and I was glad to trade the skills for it. --
Kailie Rhinn
Sazerac -- Why would you want to stay on my toes? What does this do for you? --
Brendal
P.S. For me, it gives me toe-aches.
Decembre -- But I like it this way. -- Kailie Rhinn
Our congratulations to the Pelican Eel. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr
19 August 10
POSTED: Arena recruitment effort, DM 32, Arvat -- seeing as our arena Participation
has dwindled in recent months, we're offering the following incentive to any new
teams looking for a new home arena. We will GIVE a Free Rollup to any manager
willing to agree to fight in Arvat for the next 10 turns. We have a number of VERY
solid arena teams stockpiled, and while we don't promise tournament godlings, we are
certain we can come up with teams with 3, 4 or even 5 solid arena warriors to start
out with.
In addition we'll honor any no-challenge requests by relatively new managers to
help you get off on the right foot.
If interested, please contact the Devil Advocates via Diplo or contact
theDarkOne via IM on the www DOT reality DOT com site. We will even give a choice of
teams available if requested.
21 August 2010
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COME ONE, COME ALL
MEET NEW FRIENDS
AND FORM NEW TEAMS
WIN ROLLUP CERTS AND RSI SPONSORED PRIZES
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THE TURF WAR IS HERE AGAIN!!!!!
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*TURF WAR VII RULES*
Starting Nov 2010 (12 turns)
Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
newsletter.
2. Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
3. Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance. (Lack of participant indication of
joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation
in the Turf War.)
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already
submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning
pool of prizes.)
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made
on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the newsletter
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate disqualification
(including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to take any multiple
teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by
Turn 1. In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the
Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn
3. All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification,
and Gift Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note:
the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are
required from the moderators.)
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Up Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Down Challenge 0 -2 0 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down) +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion ** x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
Tournament Death*** -5
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
*After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins,
** A Champion's double score applies to his score only -- not to the opponent.
*** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death
or death in a tournament. There must be a maximum of five only on a team at any point
and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) Points awarded for
tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, 15 for a TV and 25 for a TC. Death in
a tournament negates any tournament points gained and results in a-5 score.
***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.) Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Style Master +2
1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
(DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 15 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) wins
such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win
such status.
4. Points awarded for tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, (15
total for a TV and 25 total for a TC.) However, death in a tournament will result in
a -5 score for that tournament. (If a warrior TV's and is subsequently killed in a
tournament the points scored are -5 for that tournament.)
5. Points for TVs and TCs and tournament deaths will be applied the Turn
after RSI posts tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North Fork turn 276
to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A.
If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of five (5) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War VII.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is normally a "winner take all" contest. However, for TWVII, a prize
will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager that fights
five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in order - kills,
recognition points earned.) All prizes and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be
awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition. It is
the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or
wfms101 at aol dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
This contest will begin in November 2010 following the Fall Mail In.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PELICAN EEL viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
SUMMERBORN was killed by BLACK ORC in a exciting 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
ICICLE overpowered MAIRE MCANGUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
LORD SNOW viciously subdued KAILIE RHINN in a popular 4 minute brutal Challenge fight.
BANFF was bested by ABEL BROWN in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
SAZERAC lost to BRENDAL in a exciting 1 minute master's fight.
SCAPA viciously subdued TAMRA KAI in a popular 3 minute gruesome competition.
STARGAZER viciously subdued ST MAGDALENE in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
HAMMERHEAD overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DECEMBRE assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
EVER SEE JULY was put to death by LYNN O'HAREC in a 1 minute novice's bout.
OBAN demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 9 - 2 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 12 - 5 - 1 71 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 17 - 2 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 19 - 3 37 |
Turn 626 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK ICICLE 4118 14 11 1 113 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
LUNGING ATTACK SCAPA 4198 8 3 0 96 ON THE ROCKS (175)
PARRY-STRIKE SAZERAC 4185 10 8 1 89 ON THE ROCKS (175)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAMRA KAI 4109 18 17 0 77 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
AIMED BLOW LORD SNOW 4200 7 3 0 66 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
BASHING ATTACK HAMMERHEAD 4129 14 11 2 65 SEA DOGS (377)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BRENDAL 4082. The most popular warrior this turn
was SCAPA 4198. The ten other most popular fighters were SUMMERBORN 4212, LORD SNOW
4200, KAILIE RHINN 4195, STARGAZER 4130, ABEL BROWN 4191, BRENDAL 4082, SAZERAC 4185,
HAMMERHEAD 4129, OBAN 4213, and ICICLE 4118.
The least popular fighter this week was MAIRE MCANGUS 4105. The other ten least
popular fighters were LYNN O'HAREC 4214, EVER SEE JULY 4209, DECEMBRE 4197, ST
MAGDALENE 4144, BANFF 4203, TAMRA KAI 4109, ICICLE 4118, OBAN 4213, HAMMERHEAD 4129,
and SAZERAC 4185.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BRENDAL (35-4082) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PELICAN EEL (35-4116) SEA DOGS (377)